5 exciting cricket matches that were ruined by rain

#2 India vs Australia, Chennai, 2004

Harbhajan Singh on the 5th day of the Chennai Test

After being mauled by the Kangaroos at Bangalore, the India of 2001 showed up in the next Test at Chennai. Anil Kumble led the way with a 7-wicket haul to bundle out Australia for 235 in the first innings. From then onwards, it was a Virender Sehwag show.

Sehwag flayed the Australian bowling that boasted of Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz and Shane Warne to score a brilliant 155 to give India a lead of 141.

Anil Kumble once again troubled the Aussies but Damien Martyn dug in and scored a gritty 104 to set India a target of 229 runs. When Virender Sehwag came out to play the last few overs of the day, he showed he hadn’t lost his touch and struck some imperious boundaries.

At the close of the 4th day, India needed 210 runs with all wickets intact, but the threat of Shane Warne, who had picked 6 wickets in the first innings, loomed large on the chase. But as it happens so often in Chennai, the skies opened up washing the fifth day’s play of what could have been an enthralling finish to the Test match.